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Respiratory/cardiac arrest ventilation rate for an infant (with pulses) - answer✔20/min
respiratory/cardiac arrest ventilation rate for a child (with pulses) - answer✔12-20/min
3-5 seconds
respiratory/cardiac arrest ventilation rate for an adolescent/adult (with pulses) -
answer✔12/min
5-6 seconds
Requirements that MUST be met before you administer albuterol ? - answer✔patient is
between 1 year - 65 year
MUST call medical control if the patient has a past medical history of angina, myocardial
infarction, cardiac arrhythmia, of congestive heart failure.
What the is oxygen rate when you administer albuterol through a nebulizer? - answer✔4-6
L/min
Requirement that MUST be met before you administer nitroglycerin? - answer✔-patient is
prescribed
-patient's systolic BP is above 120mm/hg
-patient has not taken an ED medication in the last 72 hours
What should the blood glucose level read in order for an EMT to administer glucose? -
answer✔<60 mg/dl
remember the patient must have a history of diabetes, must be conscious, and have the ability
to swallow without ANY assistance
What's the adult and child dosage or naloxone (narcan)? - answer✔1mg/1ml = adult
.5mg/.5ml = child
How do you know if you have a patient with a suspected opioid overdose? - answer✔-patient
does not respond to verbal stimuli, but either responds to painful stimuli or is unresponsive
-RR is <10 breaths/mins and signs of respiratory arrest/failure
According to NYS, what the number for tachypnea and bradypnea? - answer✔>24 breaths/min
<8 breaths/min
What's the rate of ventilations for a patient with an advanced airway receiving CPR? (in
seconds) - answer✔6-8 seconds
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